Miller takes home second silver - Sport Wrap

COMM GAMES GYMNASTICS: Women's Artistic gymnast Larrissa Miller (VIC) has finished second
in the uneven bars final on the eighth day of competition at the Glasgow 2014
Commonwealth Games.

Scoring 14.566, Miller's world-class ability on uneven bars was on
show. Executing multiple release elements and improving on her score from the
qualification competition, Miller was thrilled to add to the silver medal she
won in the team final.

Georgia-Rose Brown (VIC), Australia's second representative in the
uneven bars final, displayed the elegant lines she is known for and cleanly
executed her dismount to finish in fifth position with a score of 13.566.

Naoya Tsukahara (QLD​) was Australia's sole representative during
the first day of the men's artistic gymnastics apparatus finals and narrowly
missed out on a medal on rings. Scoring 14.700 to finish in fourth place,
Tsukahara, 37, exhibited outstanding strength and control throughout his routine
and was just 0.066 behind Scotland's Daniel Purvis who finished in third.

Earlier in the day, Brown also contested the vault final finishing
in seventh position having performed two very clean vaults for a score of
13.833.

England continued their impressive performance in the artistic
gymnastics competition, adding a further three gold medals to their total.

The Apparatus finals
continue tonight and are set to feature the women's beam and floor finals as
well as the men's parallel bars competition.

Women snatch team silver and a fighting fourth for the men - 30 July

COMM GAMES GYMNASTICS: Australia's women's artistic gymnastics team has won silver at the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Finishing with a final team score of 161.646 to England (167.555),
Georgia-Rose Brown (VIC) and Olivia Vivian (WA) will also progress through to
the all around final on day three of competition.

"Our women's team has really come together under the guidance
of national coach Peggy Liddick and performed in a way that showcased their abilities
at their best, worthy of a medal," said Gymnastics Australia CEO Mark
Rendell.

"We're very proud of the team and all they have achieved in
Glasgow, and we look forward to seeing them do well in the all around and
apparatus finals in coming days."

Earlier in the day, Australia's men's artistic gymnastics team
finished fourth in the team final with a score of 246.941.

In his Commonwealth Games debut, Kent Pieterse finished fourth
overall on vault with a score of 13.733.

Thirty-seven-year-old Naoya Tsukahara (QLD), Luke Wadsworth (VIC)
and Sean O'Hara (VIC) will progress to the men's all around finals.

"The men's team also performed extremely well, still managing
to pull off an outstanding finish in fourth position in the team event even
after we lost key athletes to injury," said Mr Rendell.

"The team got off to a great start and we look forward to
seeing them continue their strong performances in the individual finals."

Women in artistic medal contention - 29 July

COMM GAMES GYMNASTICS: Australia's Women's Artistic
Gymnastics team is in second place of the Team Final, and Victoria's
Georgia-Rose Brown leads the All-Around competition, after the first day (Day
5) of qualification at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Australia's Women's Team hit eight from eight routines and are the only
country to hit all four routines on Uneven Bars. With two strong apparatus to
come, the Women's team is in contention for a team medal.

The team opened with outstanding Uneven Bar routines which resulted in
Larrissa Miller in second position with a score of 14.433 to England's Rebecca
Downie (14.683), followed closely by Georgia-Rose Brown in third (14.083). Both
now qualify for the final. Olivia Vivian also performed well, finishing fourth
(13.800) and Mary-Anne Monckton in seventh (13.333). Only two athletes per
nation qualify for the apparatus finals.

Australia was the only team in which every gymnast scored over 8.00 for
execution on the apparatus.

Brown continued to dominate the competition with an overall score of
13.849 for Vault which saw her qualify sixth for the apparatus and lead the
All-Around competition.

The Women’s Artistic Gymnastics competition continues on Day 6 with
Australia competing on Floor and Beam, from 2.45am AEST (watch live on Glasgow 6 on TenPlay).

After a strong start to the team performance on day one of competition,
Australia's Men's Artistic Gymnastics team is in fifth place in the Team Final,
competing on Floor, Rings and Pommel Horse.

Naoya Tsukahara and Luke Wadsworth are in ninth and 10th place
respectively in the All-Around competition with best performances from
Tsukahara including qualifying eighth on Rings (14.308) due to the two-per-country
rule.

The Men’s competition continues also on Day 6 with Australia competing
on High Bar, Parallel Bars and Vault.

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